text_original: Tassilo could not afford to quarrel with the Church 164 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE authorities, on whose support his power in Bavaria depended, and accordingly "so greatly was his heart softened that he declared his willingness to proceed to the presence of the king, if such hostages could be given as would leave him no doubt of his safety ". These being furnished, the Bavarian duke repaired to Worms, and there solemnly renewed his oath of allegi  ance and gave hostages for his obedience.
text_transcription: TACILO COULD NOT AFFORD TO QUARREL WITH THE CHURCH AUTHORITIES ON WHOSE SUPPORT HIS POWER IN BAVARIA DEPENDED AND ACCORDINGLY SO GREATLY WAS HIS HEART SOFTENED THAT HE DECLARED HIS WILLINGNESS TO PROCEED TO THE PRESENCE OF THE KING IF SUCH HOSTAGES COULD BE GIVEN AS WOULD LEAVE HIM NO DOUBT OF HIS SAFETY THESE BEING FURNISHED THE BAVARIAN DUKE REPAIRED TO ROMES AND THERE SOLEMNLY RENEWED HIS OATH OF ALLEGIANCE AND GAVE HOSTAGES FOR HIS OBEDIENCE
phonemes: tæsˈɪloʊ kʊd nˌɑːt ɐfˈɔːɹd tə kwˈɔːɹəl wɪððə tʃˈɜːtʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz, ˌɔn hˌuːz səpˈɔːɹt hɪz pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn bɐvˈɛɹiə dᵻpˈɛndᵻd, ænd ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli "sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪtli wʌz hɪz hˈɑːɹt sˈɔfənd ðæt hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd hɪz wˈɪlɪŋnəs tə pɹəsˈiːd tə ðə pɹˈɛzəns ʌvðə kˈɪŋ, ɪf sˈʌtʃ hˈɑːstɪdʒᵻz kʊd biː ɡˈɪvən æz wʊd lˈiːv hˌɪm nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ʌv hɪz sˈeɪfti ". ðiːz bˌiːɪŋ fˈɜːnɪʃt, ðə bɐvˈɛɹiən dˈuːk ɹᵻpˈɛɹd tə wˈɜːmz, ænd ðɛɹ sˈɑːləmli ɹᵻnˈuːd hɪz ˈoʊθ ʌv ˈælɛɡi ˈæns ænd ɡˈeɪv hˈɑːstɪdʒᵻz fɔːɹ hɪz oʊbˈiːdiəns.